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Moral Principles and Human Happiness

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Moral principles should be derived from experience about what makes people happy, not from logic.
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Kant the Bogey Man

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Kant was right: we need principles to guide our judgments.
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The Argument Against Gay Marriage: And Why it Doesn’t Fail

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A response to NYU Law Professor Kenji Yoshino.
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Polyamory in the 21st Century

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A book on the polyamorous community by a “participant observer” provides a window into a weird, confused, and growing world.
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Socialism and Solidarity

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It is at our own peril that we ignore the nexus between moral convictions, the institutions in which they are realized, and our economic culture.
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Arsenic and the Meaning of Life

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The problem with reductionist accounts of life.
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The Moral Frontiers of Stem Cell Research

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Though recent progress in induced pluripotent stem-cell research may reduce reliance on embryonic stem cells, it is no moral panacea.
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The Particular Appeal of Universal Principles

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Responding to a review of his most recent book, Hadley Arkes asks some questions about the nature of natural law.
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Just the Facts, Ma’am

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When a woman claims to be a man, should the university and the press play along?
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The Shock of Recognition

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Newly defined and vigorously enforced rights have proliferated even as they are uprooted from any philosophic grounding.
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Pro-Lifers and “Repeal and Replace”

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We need a healthcare law that is not only pro-life but that also addresses our healthcare system’s persistent problems and looming challenges.
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No Such Thing as a “Muslim World”

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In Jakarta President Obama spoke astutely about Muslims, but he engaged in dangerous obfuscation regarding al-Qaeda.
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Constitutional Illusions

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A new book by Hadley Arkes draws attention to the contradictions and ambiguities of the republic’s jurisprudence.
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Abortion Law is Family Law

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Abortion law is usually seen as a matter of constitutional law. Is it time for that to change?
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Campus Political Correctness and the Costs of Free Speech

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It is difficult to speak up and defend certain unpopular truths on today’s college campuses. But it is also urgently needed and greatly rewarding.
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Arranged: Happily Wholesome in a Brooklyn World

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A recent film follows two women whose shared values offer an unexpected opportunity for friendship.
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Unemployment and the Minimum Wage

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To stimulate job creation, Democrats favor government spending and Republicans favor tax cuts, but is there a more direct way?
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The Ethics of Fetal Pain

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The science of fetal pain remains uncertain, but we still have a duty to avoid the possibility of inflicting undue suffering.
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A Tale of Two Plazas

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The public spaces where we live and work and relax have a real, if subtle, impact on how each of us experiences and reflects on our world.
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Is Originalism Dead?

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In his latest book, law professor David A. Strauss attacks the idea of originalism and champions the “living Constitution.” Matt Franck explains why he’s wrong.
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Abortion, Conscience, and Doctors

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Suggestions to end conscience protection ignore the importance of conscience and rely on a circular—and baseless—understanding of a woman’s “right” to abortion. Following such suggestions would be detrimental to the entire health care system.
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Pornography and Socially Responsible Investing

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The practice of socially responsible investing, often associated with opposition to apartheid or support for environmental causes, can also be a way to battle the harms of pornography.
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Intellectuals and the Masses

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Intellectuals have failed to recognize the real character of the Tea Party.
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Tea Party Metaphysics: Where Do We Go From Here?

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Social conservatives must understand and embrace America’s traditional economic culture before they can contribute to its renewal. Economic conservatives must expel the infection of shallow anthropology, vulgar utilitarianism, and metaphysical blindness that they picked up from progressivism in the 20th century.
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